tort, contract, and real property rights cases < $10,000; felony preliminary hearings; misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and other traffic violations
Selection of Judges:
partisan election
Retention of Judges:
reelection
Qualifications:
qualified elector of district; high school graduate or its equivalent; in districts with populations > 200,000, must be licensed to practice law in state
Jurisdiction:
petty misdemeanors; DWI/DUI; traffic violations and other ordinance violations
Selection of Judges:
partisan election
Retention of Judges:
reelection
Qualifications:
varies by municipality
Jurisdiction:
informal probate cases; estate cases
Selection of Judges:
partisan election
Retention of Judges:
reelection
Qualifications:
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Jurisdiction:
tort, contract, and real property rights cases < $10,000; felony preliminary hearings; misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and other traffic violations
Selection of Judges:
gubernatorial appointment from nominating commission
Retention of Judges:
retention election*
Qualifications:
state bar member; 3 yrs practice of law in state
*In the first general election after their appointment, judges must win a partisan election to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. Judges stand in retention elections thereafter.
